The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has publicly reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Corporate Affairs Commission’s (CAC) artificial intelligence (AI)–driven transformation programme, describing the initiative as essential to modernising service delivery and strengthening cybersecurity. The pledge was made during the CAC’s 35th anniversary celebration held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Continental Hotel in Abuja.
Delivering a goodwill message at the event, Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director-General of NITDA, commended CAC for its resilience and sustained progress over the years. Inuwa said that many organisations tend to stagnate after initial success, but CAC has continued to “thrive, thrive, and thrive.”
Inuwa highlighted that today’s digital era demands more than basic digitisation and that true transformation requires integrating AI into institutional operations. He told the audience:
“We are in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era, and the only way to transform today is to embrace and integrate AI into your operations. This is exactly what the Registrar General is doing.”
The NITDA chief assured CAC of close collaboration and technical support to embed AI across its various processes, including company registration, business management systems, and cybersecurity frameworks. He said:
“We will make sure you integrate AI into CAC processes. With AI, it will infuse intelligence in everything you do and make things easy for Nigerians to register companies and manage businesses.”
On the importance of ethical technology deployment, Inuwa added:
“At NITDA, we will make sure you deploy ethical and responsible AI in your operations, with the right guardrails in place.”
Officials noted that AI is expected to strengthen CAC’s ability to stay ahead of cyber threats, curb fraud, and improve service turnaround times that have already been significantly reduced from several months to as little as 24 hours for company registration.
As part of NITDA’s support, the agency will also provide guidelines, standards, training, and safeguarding frameworks to ensure that AI integration is secure, people-centred, and sustainable.
The remarks align with wider developments in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, where CAC reportedly now processes nearly 10,000 business registration requests daily, a volume that has driven demand for greater automation through AI.
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